In 2017, Petersburg city, VA had a population of 32k people with a median age of 38.3 and a median household income of $33,939. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Petersburg city, VA grew from 31,997 to 32,037, a 0.125% increase and its median household income grew from $32,169 to $33,939, a 5.5% increase.

The population of Petersburg city, VA is 75.6% Black or African American Alone, 15% White Alone, and 4.66% Hispanic or Latino. N/A% of the people in Petersburg city, VA speak a non-English language, and 98.1% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Petersburg city, VA is $112,900, and the homeownership rate is 41.7%. Most people in Petersburg city, VA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 21.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Petersburg city, VA is 1 car per household.

Median household income in Petersburg city, VA is $33,939. Males in Petersburg city, VA have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,180. The income inequality in Petersburg city, VA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.478, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in Petersburg city, VA have a median annual income of $33,939, which is less than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $32,169 in 2016, which represents a 5.5% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Petersburg city, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

The closest comparable wage GINI for Petersburg city, VA is from Virginia.

0.478

2017 Wage GINI

0.477

2016 Wage GINI

In 2017, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0649% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2017 the GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Petersburg city, VA was Census Tract 8111 with a value of $49,239, followed by Census Tract 8109 and Census Tract 8110, with respective values of $41,167 and $40,466.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Petersburg city, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

27.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Petersburg city, VA (8.65k out of 31.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Petersburg city, VA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Petersburg city, VA grew at a rate of 2.99%, from 13k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Petersburg city, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,985 people), Production Occupations (1,325 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,245 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Petersburg city, VA.

The most common jobs held by residents of Petersburg city, VA, by number of employees, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,985 people), Production Occupations (1,325 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,245 people).

Compared to other counties, Petersburg city, VA has an unusually high number of residents working as Material Moving Occupations (2.56 times higher than expected), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (1.76 times), and Health Technologists & Technicians (1.76 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Petersburg city, VA grew at a rate of 2.99%, from 13k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Petersburg city, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,602 people), Retail Trade (1,991 people), and Manufacturing (1,656 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Petersburg city, VA, though some of these residents may live in Petersburg city, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Compared to other counties, Petersburg city, VA has an unusually high number of Public Administration (1.46 times higher than expected), Transportation & Warehousing (1.46 times), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1.41 times) industries.

87.7% of the population of Petersburg city, VA has health coverage, with 33% on employee plans, 25% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 3.15% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the county of Petersburg city, VA was $7,556 in 2014. This is a 3.42% increase from the previous year ($7,306).

Primary care physicians in Petersburg city, VA see 1476 patients per year on average, which represents a 12.8% increase from the previous year (1308 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1226 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 329 patients per year.

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Petersburg city, VA was 38.3. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 38, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 43. But people in Petersburg city, VA are getting getting younger. In 2016, the average age of all Petersburg city, VA residents was 39.

As of 2017, 3.61% of Petersburg city, VA residents (1.16k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Petersburg city, VA was 3.46%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Petersburg city, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 98.1% of Petersburg city, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Petersburg city, VA was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Petersburg city, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 5.04 times more Black or African American Alone residents (24.2k people) in Petersburg city, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.81k White Alone and 1.49k Hispanic or Latino residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Petersburg city, VA as a share of the total population.

N/A% of Petersburg city, VA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is approximately the same as the national average of 21.8%. In N/A, the most common non-English language spoken in Petersburg city, VA was N/A. N/A% of the overall population of Petersburg city, VA are native N/A speakers. N/A% speak N/A and N/A% speak N/A, the next two most common languages.

The median property value in Petersburg city, VA was $112,900 in 2017, which is 0.519 times smaller than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $111,300 to $112,900, a 1.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Petersburg city, VA is 41.7%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Petersburg city, VA have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Petersburg city, VA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$33,939

Median Household Income

± $1,600

13.3k

Number of Households

± 699

In 2017, the median household income of the 13.3k households in Petersburg city, VA grew to $33,939 from the previous year's value of $32,169.

The following chart displays the households in Petersburg city, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

In 2017, the median property value in Petersburg city, VA grew to to $112,900 from the previous year's value of $111,300.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Petersburg city, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Petersburg city, VA the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k - $125k range.

This chart shows the households in Petersburg city, VA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Petersburg city, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The following chart displays the households in Petersburg city, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Petersburg city, VA have 1 car, followed by 2 cars.

Using averages, employees in Petersburg city, VA have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 1.42% of the workforce in Petersburg city, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Petersburg city, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.